Protector for collar and cuff buttons



F. F. SCHULTZ. PROTECTOR FOR COLLAR AND CUFF BUTTONS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7,1921.

1,4 1,3 14. Patented June 27, 1922.

INVENTO/i. WIT M58858 Ffe NKJF'SCHULTZ FRANK r. SCHULTZ, on NEW YORK, 1v. Y;

PROTECTOR FOR COLLAR, AND CUFF BUTTONS;

Application filed. June 7, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may 0012 061% Be it known that I, FRANK F. SCHULTZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx,

in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Protector for Collar and Cuff Buttons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a protector for collar and cuff buttons generally used in connection with shirts, and hasfor anobjectto provide asimple, strong, efiicient' destamped out of sheet metal and formed in avery economical manner, to be manufac tured either with the collar button or capable of being attached to one already made.

In general this invention comprises a'finger of any suitable material, preferably metal, which along a certain portion is attached to the base of the collar button, be-

ing'preferably the upper side. and along the remaining portion thereof is spaced from the base portion. The end of this finger is adapted to be inserted in a slit in the cuff or collar and to grip the fabric of the shirt between it-self and the base of the button, whereby the button is prevented from being dislodged from the shirt.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings. of which- Figure l is a perspective view of a collar button with the device attached;

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 3 is a similar section showing a modified form of fastening means;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the fastening finger detached from the button;

Figure 5 is a vertical section through a cufl button with the fastening means attached;

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1922.

Serial No. 475,641;

. ure 5 and Figure 7' is a plan view of the fastening means used inconnection with the culf but-" ton shown in Figures 5 and 6.

The preferred form of my invention, as shown in the drawings, is adapted to be appl ed to a button used'in connection with a sh rt. As shown inFigureslto-4, inclusive, this button is in the formof a collar button havlng'a head 1, ashank 2' and-a base portion 3. As' is usually the custom, this head and the shank are slipped through aslit' in the shirt-to-which the button is to be at-- tached, the base portion 3 extending along adjacentthe slitor the inner surface of'the shirt. Sometimes it happens that'the'slits in the shirts arerather large and-the shank and head become very easily dislodgedfrom the slit and are loose or permit the'collar button or cuff button to be 'unfa'stened from the shirt. This is'highly objectionable and, therefore, I have provided means,- preferably and capable of being attached to the upper face of the base 3, to lightly'lateh or fasten the fabric of the shirtfbetween'itself and the base portion. This fastening means I'have shown in apreferred form a s a finger or strip 4, preferably of flexible metal," a l-'2 though any other suitablemateriah may be used and still'reside'within thesc'ope of the invention. This flexible finger of metal is at one end 5 fastened to the base portion 3 by any suitable means, such as being spot welded, as shown at 6 in Fig. 3 The remaining portion of the finger 4 is bent up so that it lies spaced from but parallel to the base portion 3. The free end of the finger 4 is in the form of a slightly raised pointed portion 7 The body portion of the finger 4 extends in a semi-circular fashion around the shank 2.

As shown in Fig. 2, I represent the fabric of the shirt by the numeral 8. To properly fasten the button in place on the shirt, the head 1 and shank 2 are slipped through the slit 9 in the fabric and then the end 7 of the finger 4 is also passed therethrough and the button given a part turn, which causes the major portion of the body portion of the finger 4 to be disposed above the fabric 8, and by reason of this flexibility to grip the fabric 8 between the lower face of the finger 4 and the base portion 3, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown a form of finger or fastening means a which instead of being welded or riveted at one end to the button is provided with an inner end portion in the form of an eye 10 apertured to receive the shank 2 and to thereby be firmly fastened against the base 3. This particular means, of course, is capable only of being attached to the button during the process of manufacture, since it requires a separation of the shank from the base. However, the particular manner in which the finger is attached to the base is not of vital importance as long as one end is free, spaced from the base and flexible enough to permit of the proper gripping action.

In Figs. 5 to 7 I show a cut]? button hav ing a head 11, a shank 12 anda base 13 to which is suitably applied. a finger 14. This finger 14s is provided with two curved oppositely extendingarms 15 and 16 having pointed, rip-turned ends 17 and 18 and a central portion 19. This central portion 19 may, as shown, be in the form of a lug member 20 adapted to embrace one of the lower portions of the shank 12 and to be fastened to it or to the base 13 by any suitable means, such as riveting or welding.

Each of the arms 15 and. 16 are adapted to he slipped through the slit in the cuff in a manner similar to the action above mentioned with respect to the collar button and to thereby fasten the cufli button properly in place.

In the operation of either one of these devices therefore, it is merely necessary to pass the head and shank in the usual manner through the slit in the shirt and, after introducing the end of the finger through the slit, to give the button a turn which will pass the major portion of the finger through the slit and which by reason of its flexibility will grip the shirt to prevent the dislodgment of the button therefrom.

What I claim is: i 1. A shirt button which comprises a base portion, a split shank mounted thereon and formed of two parts, and a flexible strip of material adapted to be spaced. along substantially its entire length above the base portion, said strip having lugs adapted -to engage with'one portion of the split shank and to be fastened thereto to fasten the strip to the shank portion.

2. A shirt button which comprises a base portion, a split shank mounted thereon and formed of two parts, a flat strip of material of an outline similar to the outline of the base portion, said strip spaced substantially along its entire length above the base portion, a projecting lug extending from said strip, and ear portionson said lug to be disposed on opposite sides of one of the shank members and fastened to the button.

3. A shirt button which comprises a base portion, a split shank mounted thereon and formed of two parts, a curved latch strip i disposed above the base portion, a depend ent lug integral with said latch strip, and ears 011 said lug embracing one of the shank members, said ears being fastened to the button to hold the strip in position. 7

4. A shirt button which comprises a base portion, a split shank mounted thereon and formed of two parts, a flexible strip of material curved and spaced above the base portion having free ends to be inserted through the slit in the shirt, a dependent lug connected to the strip intermediate its ends, and ear portions on said lugs embracingone of the shank members and fastened to the button to hold the strip in position.

FRANK F. SCHULTZ. 

